Fire-bridge for railway-crossings



(No Model.)

JQH. SCOTT 7 FIRE BRIDGE FOR RAILWAY onossmes.

No 505,488. Patented Sept. 26, 1893.

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JAMES H. SCOTT, OF BATH, MAINE.

FIRE-BRIDGE FOR RAILWAY-CROSSINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 505,488, datedSeptember 26, 1893.

Application filed February 24. 1893. Serial No 463,620- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I. JAMES H. SCOTT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bath, in the county of Sagadahoc and State of Maine, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire-Bridges forRailway- Crossings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thefigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in fire bridges for railwaycrossings and the main object of my invention is the provision of meanswhich will permit the placing of the hose under the rails in order thatthey may be effectively used and not stop the travel of trains over therails.

Another object of my invention is the provision of means which will beeasy to operate to allowthe hose to be placed under or below the railsand which means will also hold the rails firmly in order that the weightof the trains and the great strain thereof will be withstood.

Another object of my invention is the provision of means of thecharacter and for the purpose stated which will be of simple, durableand inexpensive construction and thoroughly practical and efficient forthe intended purposes.

To attain the desired objects the invention consists of certainimprovements in constru ction, combination and adaptation of parts forservice substantially as disclosed herein.

Figure 1 represents a top plan view of my improvement with the hose inposition for use. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation thereof, and Fig. 3represents a perspective View with the movable or hinged sections liftedto show their construction and also to illustrate the manner in whichthe hose are placed and the operation of the parts.

Referring by numerals to the drawingsthe numeral 1 designates the bed orbridge structure on which are placed the sleepers or ties 2, and placedlongitudinally on the sleepers or ties are the bars or rails 3, and therailroad rails 4:, the whole structure representing a crossing. Thelongitudinal rails or bars are placed on the sleepers a sufficientdistance apart to permit horses to travel thereon 5 5 without fear oftheir boots falling between the same, and on two of the sleepers areplaced the metal strips 5, having the chairs or supports 6 for therails, andthe ends of the rails are separated to leave a space in whichrests the rail sections 7, connected bya plate 8, and the saidrail-sections carry at one end the tongues or lips 9, adapted to engagethe webs of the rails on one side and the sections also carry thesliding plates 10, adapted to .65

pass under the heads of the other rails and to lock the section inplace, and the rails or bars on the outside of the rails are providedwith the hinged sections 11, each carrying a sliding bolt or plate 12,adapted to enter a keeper 7o 13, in the rail or bars to lock thesame inposition.

From the construction described it is evident that the rails areprovided with an opening, in which is placed a section carrying railsand this section can be removed and the hinged bars moved which allowsthe hose to be placed under the rails and the bars and section can belocked in position, and thus the hose may be placed under the rails outof the Way and permit the trains to travel on the rails withoutinterference and the hose can be easily removed when desired.

The advantages of my invention will be readily understood by allconversant with such matters and it is evident that by means of myimprovement the disadvantage of having to pass the hose over the railsand delay trains for hours is avoided.

The hose can be easily and quickly applied and I also reserve the rightto make slight 100 changes withoutdeparting from the spirit of theinvention.

I claim as my invention-= for engaging the Web of the other abetting 10The combination of the transverse bars and rail to fasten the railsections, as described the longitudinal bars, mounted thereon, the Intestimony whereof Iaifix my signature in hinged bar-sections, thelatches for securing presence of two Witnesses. the hinged sections, therails mounted on the transverse bars, the rail sections having the JAMESSOOTP' rigid lips at one end for engaging the web of Witnesses:

the abutting rail and the slotted movable CYRUS W. LONGLEY,

catches at the other end of the rail sections JOHN E; POTTER.

